Carpet-sweeper.



PATENTED JULY 5, 1904.

L. P. HALLADAY. CARPET SWEEPER.

APPLIGATION FILED APR. 20, 1903.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

NO MODEL.

I QZizvenm" I 5 W m/ H .Eiiorneyfi No. 764,050. I PATENTED JULY 5,1904.- L. P. HALLADAY.

CARPET SWEEPER.

APPLIOATIOII FILED APR. 20, 1903. NO MODEL. 2 BHBBTS-SHBET 2.

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- UNITED STATES;

LEWIS P. HALLADAY, OF MARION,

Patented July 5, 1904.

INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO S"REATOR METAL STAMPING COMPANY, OF STREATOR,ILLINOIS, A CORPORA- TION OF ILLINOIS.

CARPET-SWEEPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,050, dated July 5,1904.

Application filed April 20, 1903.

To all Hill/071% if 7nrt7 concern:

Be it knownthat I, LEWIS P. HALLADAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marion, in the county of Grant and State of Indiana, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Carpet-Sweepers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to carpet-sweepers, and has for its object toprovide a new and improved device of this description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein-Figure 1 is a side elevation, with parts omitted, of a carpet-sweeperembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through one endof the device of Fig. 1, parts being omitted. Fig. 3 is a section online 3 3, Fig. 1.

Like letters refer to like parts throughout the several figures.

The sweeper is provided with a case A, which instead of being formed asin the ordinary sweeper is a drawn-steel case. Along the sides of thiscase the metal is bent inwardly, forming the grooves A and theinwardly-projecting ribsor parts A The inner faces of these ribs orinwardly-projecting parts are located immediately above the dust-pans B,so that the dust-pans when closed project beneath them slightly. Thesedust-pans B are pivoted to the outer edges or sides of the sweeper-caseat the points B, and they open outwardly or downwardly, as indicated indotted lines in Fig. 3. The brush throws the dust up during theoperation of the sweeper, and as it falls these ribs deflect it, as itwere, and insure its falling into the dust-pans, and they also preventany of the dust getting past the dust-pans over the backs thereof. Theseribs also act as stops for the dust-pans to close against and act,further, as stifi'eners forthe case. The grooves A provide a place forthe protecting tape or band A, which extends about the sweeper.

The lower edge of the sweeper-case is bent inwardly, so as to form asharp edge A. (See Fig. 3.) This sharp edge makes close contact with thelower corner of the dust-pan, said dust-pan being curved at this point,preferably forming the are of a circle, so that when moved Serial No.153,346. (No model.)

to open and close it there is always close contact between the dust-panand the inwardlyturned edge A*. This inwardly-bent edge also stiffensthe case.

Between the brush O and the dust-pans B are provided the plates orstrips B against which the inner edges of the dust-pans close, saidstrips being preferably inclined outwardly and acting to keep the dustin the pan or pans when closed. The dust-pans are provided with acontrolling device by.means of which they may both be simultaneouslyopened and closed. As herein shown, this controlling device comprisestwo pieces B B, which are pivoted at one end to the dust-pans (see I),Fig. 3) and which pass up in proximity to the end of the case andproject through the top. These pieces are pivotally connected togetherat some convenient point, as at B, and are provided at the end with anengaging piece B", by means of which they may be pressed inwardly. Thedust-pans are automatically returned to their initial position by meansof some suitable retracting device, such as a spring'B which in thisinstance is a spring coiled around the support B, attached to the end ofthe case, the spring having its ends bearing on the under surface of thepieces B and B (See Fig. 3.) By means of this construction the dust-pansmay be dumped or un-- loaded by pressing down upon the part B, for inthis event both pans are simultaneously moved outwardly about the pivotsB. When the part B is released, the spring moves the pans back to theiroperative position.

The brush C is provided at itsends with the friction part or wheel O,which is engaged by the wheels G which run upon the floor. The wheels Oare provided with axles or shafts G which, as herein shown, extendentirely across the case, so as to connect the two wheels at the endsthereof. The openings in the case are larger than the shafts, so astopermit a' certain amount of play, and the wheels are kept in contactwith the friction part or wheel G by means of a single spring D at eachend, said spring acting onboth of the wheels at that end by engagementwith the shafts thereof, so as to elastically force the wheels towardeach other, and hence toward the frictionwheel C. The spring D, asshown, is a bent spring fastened at its middle by being coiled around asupport attached to the end of the case, the free ends of the springengaging the shafts of the wheels C The bail E of the sweeper isprovided with a ferrule E, which is drawn from sheet metal with the endE formed solid and closed. A hole is made through the ferrule near thisclosed end, and the bail is passed through this hole, being in proximityto or in contact with the end E. The bail is then brazed to the ferruleand to the solid end thereof, thus forming a solid, durable, and fixedconnection between the bail and the handle E It will be seen that bythis construction instead of relying on the thin sides of the ferrule toresist the force applied to it there is provided this integral bottom orend E, and the end and sides forming a solid piece act together toresist the pressures and strains applied to the handle.

The ends of the case are indented, so as to form the integralprojections A between which the bail its when in its central position.The bail being elastic may be sprung past these projections in eitherdirection.

I have shown in detail a particular construction embodying my invention;but it is of course evident that the parts may be varied in manyparticulars. I therefore do not limit myself to the particularconstruction illustrated.

I claim In a carpet-sweeper, the combination of a case formed of sheetmetal, the sides of which are bent inward to form external grooves andinternal ribs, the protectingtape for the sweeper arranged in suchgrooves, and the brush and dust-pan mounted within the casing, the edgeof the pan farthest from the brush being overhung by one of the saidribs, substantially as set forth.

LEWIS P. HALLADAY Witnesses;

ORRIS E. \Vnrrsm, E. R. VVILLIAMs.

